''Parasphyraenops'' is a small genus of marine

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es from the subfamily

Serraninae The Serraninae is a subfamily of perciform ray-finned fishes in the family Serranidae. It is made up of ten genera and 87 species. Characters The fishes in the subfamily Serraninae, the serranines, are small species within the family Serranidae ...

, which is one of three subfamilies in the

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Serranidae The Serranidae are a large family of fishes belonging to the order Perciformes. The family contains about 450 species in 65 genera, including the sea basses and the groupers (subfamily Epinephelinae). Although many species are small, in some c ...

, which also includes the

anthias Anthias are members of the family Serranidae and make up the subfamily Anthiinae. Anthias make up a sizeable portion of the population of pink, orange, and yellow reef fishes seen swarming in most coral reef photography and film. The name An ...

and

grouper Groupers are fish of any of a number of genera in the subfamily Epinephelinae of the family Serranidae, in the order Perciformes. Not all serranids are called "groupers"; the family also includes the sea basses. The common name "grouper" is ...

s. These fishes are found in the central western Atlantic Ocean.

Species

There are two species classified in the genus ''Parasphyraenops'': * ''

Parasphyraenops atrimanus ''Parasphyraenops'' is a small genus of marine ray-finned fishes from the subfamily Serraninae, which is one of three subfamilies in the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and groupers. These fishes are found in the central wester ...

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, 1912 – bank bass, black handed bass * ''

Parasphyraenops incisus ''Parasphyraenops'' is a small genus of marine ray-finned fishes from the subfamily Serraninae, which is one of three subfamilies in the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and groupers. These fishes are found in the central wester ...

'' ( Colin, 1978) – forktailed bass, bantam bass

References

Serraninae Perciformes genera {{Serranidae-stub